melissa: great perspective. the mother of all threat amid rising tensions with the u.s. ellison barber is in jerusalem with details. reporter: president rue hahn any said the war with the united states would be mother of all wars and he is suggesting that shipping in the strait of hormuz night not be safe. >> translator: if you want safety, security would be for security. you cannot blemish our security and expect security for you, peace for peace, oil for oil. reporter: during the speech broadcast live on iranian state tv, rouhani also said the u.s. must end sanctions imposed on the regime if the u.s. wants to negotiate. iran sees the sanctions as economic terrorism. the trump administration are the only way to get iran to sit down and renegotiate the 2015 iranian nuclear agreement of the as iran's parliament speaker warn that all u.s. bases are within striking distance if any war were to break out. the defense ministry unveiled new air-to-air missiles. state tv and iran's semiofficial news agency aired the defense ministry unve

have to come back and talk to us all about you're going to have a great festival next year as well melissa all right thank you very much and i should mention that salzburg is definitely a city to visit apart from older music which is great. now it's time for meet the germans where my colleague rachel stewart investigates the foibles and idiosyncrasies of the inhabitants of this country because there are always clichés about every nationality and rachel is going to set us straight months in germany this week she's looking traits that might simplify your life which have been invented here some very simple and straightforward and some rob a quirky. the germans have a reputation for being sensible efficient practical so it's no surprise that they have a knack for inventing stuff in fag's germany is the european champion of inventions goonies the world cup when you've got a title like that. in this country in your reports more practice here in germany nearly 20000 a year worldwide and the us japan and china. to be said they have way people. ever heard of the m p 3 musical breakthrough came from ca

have to come back and talk to us all about you're going to have a great festival next year as well melissa all right thank you very much and i should mention that salzburg is definitely a city to visit apart from old amusing and she is a great place. now it's time for me to germans where my colleague rachel stewart investigates the foibles and idiosyncrasies of the inhabitants of this country because there are always clichés about every nationality and rachel is going to set a strike each month in germany this week she's looking tricks that might simply for your life which have been invented here some very simple and straightforward and some rov a quirky. the germans have a reputation for being sensible efficient practical so it's no surprise that they have a knack for inventing stuff in fact a good many of the european champion of inventions can use the world cup when you've got a title like that. no country in your reports more patents here nearly 20000 worldwide and maybe us japan and china. to be said they have way people. ever heard of e.m.p. 3 musical breakthrough came from scott hines.

. >> and that's where melissa all but confirmed those "little mermaid" ursula rumors to our special correspondentatt cohen. >> the rumors of you playing ursula? >> who's ursula? but i'm interested. i'm very interested. >> we pity the poor unfortunate soul who's cast as ursula if it's not melissa. in the meantime, we're more than happy to see melissa go gritty alongside tiffany and elisabeth in "the kitchen." they become mobsters after their gangster husbands are thrown in jail. >> our husbands have 24 months left on their sentences. >> sorry, baby. >> you just committed a heist. who's the brains, the brawn and getaway driver? >> i'm definitely the getaway driver melissa's the brains, tiffany's the brawn. >> elisabeth is driving. melissa is the brains. i'm the brawn because i'm the doer. >> these three have already thought up their next gig together. tiffany pitched us the idea back in february. >> when are we doing our tv series, "purses"? >> what's "purses" about? >> it's about three beautiful women that have bombass purses. >> three exciting women and they have purses. >> beautiful, beautiful h

melissa: trade optimism boosting wall street. all three major averages ending the day in the green, reversing opening losses after the u.s. trade-offs says tariffs on some chinese import will be delayed, in some cases they will be scrapped all together. the dow ending up 292 points. we had been up about 529 earlier in the session but we'll still take it. i'm melissa francis. connell: 300 or so. i'm connell mcshane. we'll take that. this is "after the bell." with the s&p 500 and tech-heavy ending in positive territory. nasdaq up almost 2% as it snaps a two-day down streak. president trump commenting on u.s. energy dominance in an appearance he made in pennsylvania. he said to make his way back now to bedminster, new jersey. we'll follow him and any breaking headlines. edward lawrence is at the white house for us. jackie deangelis on the floor at the new york stock exchange, and phil flynn watching oil and gold at the cme but with the tariff news, edward, we start with you. reporter: u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer announci

all these things we don't connect unless you are actually together. what you think about that? >> i think it's possible if you have the right leadership in the house and the senate. >> melissa: thosee a mess. >> they may be, but they want to be voted back in. the community dialogue is really important. you just expand that social platform whereby it's all around this country. i think it's super important. because i got to tell you, i'm a democrat. i sit in the green room at fox news a couple times a week. you know that? i got to tell you the g.o.p. superstars that the democrats are opposed to, i must tell you, when i sit down and talk with them about family, kids, the economy, about lower taxes, i'm a democrat. i have a great conversation. >> melissa: that's what we always say. during the breaks on "outnumbered" we have a great time at a great conversation. and in "the nation," everybody's looking at each other because they don't look at each other face-to-face. so you walk away still angry. but when we are still together, we may have difference of opinion but we see our commonalities. anyway, things are coming on. i wish we had more time. let's do it again. is isis making a comeb

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melissa: can you imagine today without twitter? connell: one twitter password and allwould have been different but we were down. melissa: bulls & bears now. david: wall street rocked today 's president trump issues new orders for u.s. companies in china. the dow plunging 623 points, and response was down 745 points at the low. the president is saying he would be responding some time this afternoon to china's new tariffs on $75 billion in u.s. goods, if he speaks on camera, he hasn't yet, we will bring you his comments live. welcome, everybody what a day, ha? this is bulls & bears thank you for joining us i'm david asman joining me on the panel jonas max ferris, and adam lashinsky. so, here is what started all of the tweet storms was sparkedff

>> melissa: why do they all have the right but not the left?s loaded with a bunch of lefties. i need to low and see about their political leanings is after that google town hall, where the finance chief was like, "[imitation] "i don't cry over present as losing, even if it's your own mother. >> melissa: 2020 candidate joe biden statistics don't accept to take the stage at the iowa state fair today, as the president visits el paso and dayton in the wake of the students pay the present fighting back. we'll biden go back on the attack? with that be the right strategy right now? we will debate it. ♪ ou only pay for what you need. i wish i could shake your hand. granted. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ eh, not enough fiber... chocolate would be good... snacking should be sweet and simple. the delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. glucerna. everyday progress let's cowboy up! exhilarating speed. woo! precision control. woo! maximum reliability. acces

i will get lanes and let you know. >> melissa: [laughs] or you, it could be you! >> or me! mind is allwhy i left. >> melissa: [laughs] jonathan hunt, you are the best. thank you. >> i have an appetite for background checks. we are going to be doing background checks. we are working with democrats, republicans. the one that was president trump yesterday expressing an interest in strengthening background chee federal level. but what can actually get done when congressional lawmakers return from their august recess? beverly halbrook is a fellow at the independent women's forum and antjuan seawright is a former senior advisor debt never quits in south carolina. i will ask both of you this question. everybody always quotes the stats about how americans support overwhelmingly the background checks, getting rid of assault rifles, that sort of thing. if the support is so overwhelming, why aren't politicians more eager to get this done? >> i think there is one side of the aisle that does not want to get this done. >> melissa: but if it's overwhelmingly popular, they all want to get reelected. >

melissa: i think gary doesn't binge-watch late into the night all different programs. >> not enough eyes. melissa: the way rest of us do. not enough eyes? you only need two. you can watch five million programs every day. just ask my family. >> apple, do they have a proprietary service in the realm that they are banging to grow? we know what happel has done in the past. their way forward is somewhat questionable. they do not have proprietary lock on consumer in this sector. everybody is committing so much money to the streaming services. not everybody will come out a winner. melissa: i will start writing scripted programing. let me tell you. >> really. connell: going after silicon valley. a group of state attorneys general preparing to launch an investigation, targeting big techs, facebook, amazon, apple, google and the like. doing so as soon as next month according to "the wall street journal." more reporting from our own kristina partsinevelos who is live in the newsroom. kristina? reporter: the department of justice confirmed they are in talks with state attorneys general to look at ma

, this is all just really beginning. melissa: no doubt, bryan thank you for that. joining me now to dive into this is former federal prosecutor. first of all, what do you make of the news that we just got at this hour that the fbi right now is at his home in the bahamas? >> right. well, it's a tough gig, if you're an fbi agent to have to do search warrants in the bahamas. i think they are probably gathering up financial information, perhaps other types of documents or physical evidence. i think it is true to what attorney general barr has been saying, which is the investigation, particularly the financial side is not about to go into the never world. it is going to be lively for a while i suspect. melissa: one of the things i thought that was most suspicious that the only client we know of that epstein had was the ceo of l brands, a publicly traded company that owns among other things victoria's secret. he was managing money, and if you read all the reports from witnesses, they said they never knew where one man's money ended and the other one started. you know, he

melissa: they're all still here, dammit.re, the high state exodus, high-taxed state exodus continues. new numbers reveal florida is the number one beneficiary from relocations out of all 50 states by a landslide. part of it is has to do with weather, everybody in florida, texas, these folks coming down there to avoid taxes are going to turn their states blue and vote it back to the same nonsense that is going on in new york and california. do you think people that relocate, will then vote in the other direction? >> in florida i don't think so because many are people who have accumulated resources over their lifetime. they know why they're moving to florida because of taxes. but amazing too, how in many other areas people don't remember why they moved. people leave california. they still vote blue in states like arizona and nevada. new hampshire got a huge influx of people from massachusetts when it was known as taxachusetts. they voted for high-taxed candidate in new hampshire. so people got to be reminded, why did you move?

from guys whispering in the roo room. >> melissa: when i get all my children are all very loud."i'm very prone to sensory overload, stop it!" >> steve: i just want to say, steve steve hilton, he/him. it's so crazy, the whole thing. that's what was striking about it. this pronoun thing. though he said it, like its covertly normal to introduce yourself that way. >> kennedy: you can't get any business done. >> steve: she's a presidential candidate and that's in her pronouns. it's gone insane. i highly recommend it: by peggy noonan in "the wall street journal" couple weeks ago on this exact topic. i think the headline was this revolutionary insanity gripping the left. >> kennedy: there is a cannibalization, they have to focus. they spent so much time trying to be safe from micro-aggressions and -- when do they actually get work done? >> jessica: another democratic socialists so i don't know. >> steve: are you "she," jessica? >> jessica: i am. i think it's important to acknowledge the significance of people getting called by the pronouns with which they identify. that is incredibly i

melissa: okay. all right. you want to joe up?es telling fox news, former illinois governor rod blagojevich who was imprisoned in 2018 on federal corruption charges, who can forget that, made it all the way processing from discharge from colorado prison, on thursday before a member of the trump administration became concerned about public pushback, when the president appeared interested in commuting his sentence. the commutation was put on hold. according to sources, can you imagine that, make it all the way to processing. this is a report. so i don't think we have independently verified this. that would be something, wouldn't it? connell: we're just hear about this right now. the idea is, old blago is on his way out of jail, getting all his belongings back, getting out after cell. sounds like he is getting out eventually or maybe not. there is speculation the president would go through. melissa: there were reports that balloons, welcome home balloons out there today. his wife didn't put them out there. she didn't take them down e

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all about. we can pass it now. >> melissa: let me ask about some of the other things out there.ne solution. congressman adam kinzinger talking about the red flag laws that are important to prevent violence. in a lot of cases, this does have more to do with the idea that once you've been assessed as a threat, police have more of an opportunity to intervene. either prevent someone from buying weapon or take away the weapons that are in the house. how do you feel about that, and you think someone like that can get support from both sides of the aisle? the president has talked about it. >> numerous states have enacted these laws. they can be very effective. there's no question. they can also have a potential for abuse. if somebody red flags them that doesn't like them, for instance, your constitutional rights could be infringed upon. i'm not saying good or bad on red flag laws. they make me nervous. there isn't -- there's the potential for abuse. this behavior assessment method that i'm talking about, in hr-8:30 eight, it works. the secret service has been effective with it. the fbi

back to you, melissa >> all right, aditi. thank you. aditi roy in san francisco it's not just the chip stocks, by the way apple had its worst day since may. the stock has been under intense pressure since last week when president trump announced tariffs on an additional $300 billion of chinese goods is the worst still yet to come for apple and the semiconductors tim. >> first on semis you're down almost 13% in eight sessions this was after going up 36% in 25 sessions. so the volatility here shouldn't surprise anybody to me if you want to look at the smh, the etf that tracks the semis, i think somewhere around 104, 105 you'd better find some support. but right here i think there's enough headwinds in terms of the global cyclicality again, three-year lows on -- ten-year lows on hong kong pmis. most of asia is in negative territory. and to apple, look, we have fresh data points. we certainly have fresh reinvigoration in terms of the services story i am a long-term holder here i don't see the current environment more than the cyclicality of

melissa: it does raise the question as epstein, if he is convicted of being involved in all of these . melissa: everyone has asked, what if any involvement did he have in it? obviously very well-known business professional. he owns the company that acquired victoria secret. >> right. melissa: you know, i mean he is a retail genius. and, many people, what was the nature of their relationship? why would he let this person who didn't graduate from college, who is a high school math teacher, take over as his financial advisor and sign over power of attorney? why wouldn't he pursue him, if he stole that much money from him? what did potentially epstein have that wexner wouldn't go after him for the money later? who would be asking those questions? the authorities? >> well, probably epstein's lawyers are asking those questions of their client. because if the answers to those questions are salacious, or reveal criminal activity on the part of someone other than epstein, then his lawyers might want to trade that information to federal prosecutors and fbi agents, in return for some diminished

melissa: you need to watch charles payne on the business channel. because jay powell has been talking about this for a while. >> chris: if people are saying that, with the old story that joe kennedy sold allis stocks when he got a tip from a shoeshine guy? if i'm hearing jay powell says we won't have another session... >> melissa: that's not what he said. it's a new era in monetary policy where they are proactively, as opposed to before when they are trying to stay steady. now they are trying to stave off recession. it's an interesting turning point from a macro economic point of view. >> dagen: what president trump is trying to do in his very special way it is him against his potential opponent next yea. if you look at the proposals, it's the destruction of millions of jobs in our way life. how do we get health insurance in this country? 180 million people, buy your own program run by bureaucrats. if you like the suv you drive, ten years, maybe 12 years from now, fossil fuels, millions of jobs gone and he will drive the car view tell you to drive. that's what he's trying to set up. >> katie: he turned to set up a contrast between what he's done, the results-driven agenda on the economy t

all. melissa: very interesting perspective. basically saying the opposite of everybody that came before you in this show. thank you for coming on. connell: we move out to the preparation some companies are making for an check in downturn. u.s. automakers are sowjtd the alarm. reporter: those automakers are by no means immune to trade tensions and the possibility and fears of a recession. they are probably directly affected by them. you see their stocks, taking a look at ford and general motors. they are down today just as all the stocks were across the board. and that was driven by these trade -- or these recession fears. now we know these companies ford and gm in particular are planning for the possibility of a recession. they are stashing away cash in the event of a downturn. putting away $20 billion in cash as a buffer. gm $17 billion. the gm ceo said it's something we keep watching for in a recession to make sure we are set for when the downturn does come. >> it's inevitable. it's coming. when it will be, that's the big que

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for melissa oxley, the bad dream was all too real. she told investigators she had been startled from her sleep to find her husband ben dead from a gunshot blast. it seems strange, they thought, that no one else in the house was hurt, including melissa, who was sleeping by his side. stranger still who the killer ultimately turned out to be. here is keith morrison with "while they were sleeping." >> reporter: it was cold the night the full moon rose. february cold. in the desert valley that spilled down from reno, nevada. and in that moonlight all silver pale, the wind in the dead of night worried that gray ends of winter grass, whipped and cried up the driveway around the corner of the house, whistled past the unlocked door. something evil afoot, something here inside. when the moon peered through the window and into the master bedroom, a little after 3:00 in the morning. >> he's really dead. >> what's really dead? >> my husband. >> reporter: strange the things that happen to people under a full moon. good people, not so good people. u

all industries. can you, can you imagine that? >> melissatral planning not surprising for senator sanders. one of the reasons we have declining union membership in the united states about only, one in 10 americans are currently enrolled in union membership is that we assembly don't treat our economy that way anymore where there is antagonistic relationship between employers and employees although if you listen to the policy prescriptions on labor issues from the help, that is typically the framing. instead we have a very robust gig economy. more people want to work for themselves. more people are working for themselves, starting small businesses, becoming employers, giving americans freedom to do that, equiping them with tools to do that that is better labor approach, moving forward back to mentality of nine to five job where it is employer versus employee. connell: fidelity reported a number before investors with at least a million dollars in the retirement account, 401(k), reached 196,000, nearly 9% increase from the previous quarter. meli

i have talked to people, melissa, inside that building who say there is no reason for anybody to be running around with 100 bullets. no reason at all. we will see. >> melissa: very interesting. john roberts, thank you for that. i'm joined by republican congressman lance goodin of texas. i have a lot of questions for you. let mr. with that one since that's where john finished. there's a lot of debate about what there is an appetite for and not for among lawmakers. what do you think? >> i think the appetite seems to be a lot more serious read after one of these crises. after time passes, we find that it's difficult for congress to agree on anything. the appetite is one for protecting the second amendment. but also, realizing that we have a crisis in this country. we have a mental health crisis. we have these events happening that have been happening for many years. long before president trump came along. i think it's unfortunate that the discussion has now turn into who we are going to blame, and the democrats are pulling the present for whatever this beacon. that's crazy to me. >> melissa: in terms of a solution, there's a lot of id

melissa: that's the problem. >> they can't be undone within one year, two years. people don't know if he will institute all the sort of threats he has put forward. melissa: yeah. >> a lot of talk, this is negotiating tactic. he is businessman. melissa: right. as you said the market is realizing tariffs as they have been put on. we're a year-and-a-half into the trade war. melissa: right. >> this may not come into a resolution soon. that is very real. the idea there won't be a solution or we can't come to a solution i think will cause a real massive selloff if that is what wall street prices in. melissa: will it, or scott, let me ask you. money is not stupid, money is not slow. they will not wait for the government to find a solution. everyone with a brain put together a plan b. we temporary offshore this, we go over to vietnam through china. everybody has gotten together and made some sort of plan for their company. now as it takes longer and longer they're implementing that. so maybe the idea that this temporary plan becomes permanent, they don't go back to china, whether a deal is done or not, in the long

melissa: something like that. connell: a new 2020 poll shaking up the race, warning signs for a leading candidate. what it allallet and the general election. that is coming up as well. melissa: a new survey from the economic policy institute revealed ceo's are paid 278 more times than the average u.s. worker. ceo compensation has gone up 1000% since 1978. while the average worker seen their pay rise 12% over the same 40-year period. we are responsible for a lot more people, a lot more stuff. ceo. connell: the ceo? he gets paid a lot. is that what you're saying? melissa: that is my thought but not popular. ♪ all in one place. because when it's decision time... you need decision tech. only from fidelity. i come face-to-face with a lot of behinds. so i know there's a big need for new gas-x maximum strength. it relieves pressure, bloating and discomfort fast. so no one needs to know you've got gas. gas-x. who used expedia to book the vacation rental which led to the discovery that sometimes a little down time can lift you right up. expedia. everything you need to go. ♪ corey is living with metastatic breast cance

. >>> melissa mccarthy took us all back to the '90s in that "supermarket sweep"-inspired "snl" sketchhe iconic game show is making a comeback and with another "snl" connection -- former cast member leslie jones is reportedly set to host and also get the money because she's going executive produce the reboot. >> can we take a minute to appreciate the greatness of the original in four items or less. >> on your mark, get set, go! >> item number one -- we love watching those crazy races down the aisles trying to beat the clock and pack the cart. >> first off, of course, huggies. a lot of shoppers know each one's worth $20. five of them and that's a fast $100. look at shawna still looking for ways to beef up her store. >> back in the day, the winner got up to 5 grand. but all the food in the cart? nope. that all went back. >> and that brings us to item number two -- there are secrets about the show that will totally blow your mind. >> what most people didn't know, all the meat was fake and all the other food had gone bad. they used the same food over and over and over again. so, by about t

it the shortcomings, talk about at home, not representing the country a global stage. >> melissa: thanks to allou back here. we love having you, guy. we are back on the couch at noon eastern tomorrow. now, here's molly line in today for harris faulkner. >> molly: fox news alert, we are awaiting the autopsy results of accused child sex sex traffr jeffrey epstein at the circumstances behind his apparent suicide sparks and new questions and multiple investigations. let's go "outnumbered overtime." i'm molly line in for harris faulkner. how did one of the most high-profile inmates in the world die in federal custody after his first suspected suicide attempt last month? that will be the subject of probes underway by the fbi and the justice department as we await the medical examiner's findings. attorney general william barr this morning saying he is appalled by the circumstances surrounding epstein's death. as he vows to seek justice for his accusers. >> we will get to theotm

>> melissa: thank you for that, john roberts. for more on all of it i'm joined by her public and comics men roger williams of texas. the congressman is sponsoring legislation to secure america's schools. he was also at that virginia baseball field when a gunman opened fire on congressional republicans two years ago. sarah, thank you so much for joining us. a lot to get to hear. let's talk about some solutions. there is legislation in the house that has passed on background checks. do you think that is something that could pass in the senate? >> i'm not sure. background checks, we do have now and folks by their guns at gun dealers. i would be willing to look at anything, like anybody would. i don't know whether it'll pass the senate or not, but one thing we have going -- >> melissa: that bill in particular preview of exposure to it and i think it addresses the universal background checks. democrats are saying if the senate would take that up it would be a great solution. you've seen it. do you think that's a good solution connected you vote for o

melissa. >> reporter: not at all. when a part of interstate 580 becomes a crime scene, thousands of commuters have to scramble and find a detour. that's exactly what happened here earlier today because it took about four hours for investigators to calm the westbound lanes for evidence and re-open the interstate just in time for the evening commute. >> how can i go back? can i go back? >> reporter: laura mcfarland had to find another way to go to work after police shut down all westbound lanes of interstate 580 just off the west street san pablo exit. it happened some time around 10:00 this morning. stalled drivers had no choice but to take highway 24. skyranger hovering over the traffic mess this morning. >> can i make a u-turn here? >> reporter: chp says an officer in the dublin area was told to be on the lookout for a woman in a silver chevroleti impala who was driving erratically. chp says she took off and continued to head westbound. chp says two officers from the castro valley area joined the chase, which finally

>> melissa, we are basically back to square one in the jussie smollett saga. as if allegal proceedings had never happened. this new special prosecutor is now tasked with investigating any person or any office in the jussie smollett case. that means the special prosecutor could bring the same or a new criminal charges against the actor or anyone inside of kim foxx's office. special prosecutor named today is dan webb. he's a former u.s. attorney here in illinois that also served as counsel on the iran contra tria trial. the judge michael tommin appointed webb and says webb is immensely qualified. >> this is important. judge tommin has made that clear to me. he thinks the public confidence in criminal justice says it's effective. i intend to move very quickly. >> that special prosecutor says he will take guidance and material from agencies that already investigated, including the fbi and chicago police. he will interview witnesses. from illinois appellate justice sheila o'brien can be credited with a special prosecutor being appointed today. justice o'brien filed the petit

what do we make of all this? melissa, let me start with you. what you make of all of this?ll, as far as the recession of the market, a few different things. you can have a strong economy and you can have a weak market. you can also have a weak economy and a strong market. they are strong market. we have the best of both worlds right now, even though the market has been very volatile lately, the market is still strong. it is still holding. you will have days where we were rally, like today. you have to remember, the market is about perception. so people buy and sell stocks and the market based on perception. are we going to go into recession could create they fear that people sell even if we don't. the same thing with china. people think we might have a deal with china in the next month, but if we could rally on that, but we don't. stay when jonathan questioned mexico i disagree with that. you can't talk it into something. it is what it is. everything from a multi-decline at the stock market. they are below their moving average. i'll tell you what, the market is the best ind

. ♪ melissa: all right. home sweet home. brian: justin more playing. on the friday concert.sed. it is not a question. ainsley: looking at pete when you said that. brian: i never felt so awkward. meanwhile, they're going to sing that song. pete: we got them. brian: new details revealed about the el paso shooter. pete: after president trump's visit to texas and ohio. ainsley: jeff paul live from el paso what we're learning about the suspect. why his mom called police several weeks ago. reporter: according to the attorney representing the family of the suspected shooter. the mom called the police department a few weeks before the shooting at walmart behind me where the attack happened. according to the attorney representing the family. that the mom called the allen police department, get a more information about the ak type rifle that her son owned. they also say that during the call that there wasn't any sort of concern that she expressed to the police department. she just wanted to get a little bit more information about that gun. they also say she didn't identify herself or

students across the country learning very different things, if it goes all the way down to the most local level to decide. >> melissaour old couch. what a thoughtful discussion. the market down even further, 727 points. you want to keep an eye on that all day, check out fb and at 4:00. the market closes over there. meanwhile, we are back at noon eastern tomorrow. here's harris. >> harris: we will pick it up there as we are watching the dow. an indicator of a possible recession, sending u.s. stocks plunging today. "outnumbered" now. i'm harris faulkner. the dow down more than 700. it will be on the small part of your screen there at the show. the bond market through up a major red flag today. we haven't seen this since 2007 with regard to that. deirdre bolton's live at the new york stock exchange, part of our fox business network team. with the latest? we are seeing some big numbers now as it plunges. >> some big numbers indeed. you have them write under screens for your investors. of course, to follow harris -- you are quite right, that 2

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the 43-year-old has kept her hollywood career going all while raising her three boys. well, melissa next big move a family one and "e.t." got the invite to join them in africa for a goodworks mission. >> hey, "e.t." it's melissa joan hart here with my husband mark and my son mason and we are in zambia and we are guests of worldvision, so thanks for joining us. >> well, i've wanted to go to africa since i was really little. >> then, i said this is a mission trip not a safari and what did you say? >> i want to go. >> he's like, i'm there, i'm doing it. >> this is your workout. whoa, you okay? >> the trio got right to work in this remote african village. melissa and her family have sponsored these three sisters, age 6 to 13. they also brought much-needed supplies for their entire village. >> we brought them toys and necessities, socks and food. the goats are the really big thing that makes a big change. so that they can then learn to farm and then teach others and share the goats. mason brought like five footballs and they taught the kids how to throw properly. >> i told mason, i wish

melissa caen reports all eyes are on one bill in particular that could remake california's economy. >> reporter: ab 5 is a bill that can make some cake workers full employees underneath california law entitled to things like worker's comp., paid sick leave and overtime. in an sec filing before uber went public back in may he wrote "if we are required to classify drivers as employees, we would incur significant additional expenses and it would require us to fundamentally change our business model. >> it is not just the gig economy. it affects every aspect of our economy. >> reporter: one in 10 workers in california is an independent contractor. some are calling for a status in between the restrictions for employees and the freedom of contractors. >> the gig economy, the uber, the lyft, the doordash. they would like to see a third kind of avenue where you get certain rights and benefits to the drivers, but they are still independent. >> reporter: but in the democrat-controlled capital labor unions have a lot of sway. >> is a little difficult right now because labor has come out very cle

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. >> melissa: thanks to all of you for joining us. it was great to see you back here. we love having you, guy. we are back on the couch at noon eastern tomorrow. now, here's molly line in today for harris faulkner. >> molly: fox news alert, we are awaiting the autopsy results of accused child sex sex traffr jeffrey epstein at the circumstances behind his apparent suicide sparks and new questions and multiple investigations. let's go "outnumbered overtime." i'm molly line in for harris faulkner. how did one of the most high-profile inmates in the world die in federal custody after his first suspected suicide attempt last month? that will be the subject of probes underway by the fbi and the justice department as we await the medical examiner's findings. attorney general william barr this morning saying he is appalled by the circumstances surrounding epstein's death. as he vows to seek justice for his accusers. >> we will get to the bottom of what happened. there will be accountability. let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who is complicit with

he is, after all, the senate majority leader, and he's really mad about this. melissa, back to you. >> melissa: thank you for that. let's bring in trump 20 can indication director, tim murtaugh. thank you for joining us. >> short, happy to be with you. >> melissa: if you want to punish twitter, the best way to do it would be to get the president to get off twitter for a little while. have you thought about that? >> that the decision the president would have to make himself, of course. but it shouldn't have to come to that. it should be incumbent upon twitter to play fair and enforce the rules in both directions. as your report just covered, team mitch was suspended from twitter simply for posting a video of threats against him. that should not be viewed as a violation of their threats guidelines, when at the same time you've got congressman castro, in support of his brother's campaign, posting the names and work locations of trumped donors. louis farrakhan, he's allowed to run rampant on twitter, and so on. >> melissa: i'm sure they must appreciate that, perhaps they a

>> melissa: legally not. first of all, most of these kids are adults.of legal rights of the going to have? there could potentially be some inheritance issues, if they were wealthy. but that would be a stretch. >> julie: yeah, a very creepy scenario. melissa, thank you very much for talking to us. thank you for joining us. i'm julie banderas. do we have a reader? i'm told that we have some sort of story that is supposed to be following the segment before we talk to trace. we are going to toss it to them now. okay. ♪ >> trace: another tipster from preventing another possible mass shooting. this time, a worker accused of opening fire at a hotel. cops say that he had plenty of guns and ammo to take many live lives. how a fox news producer dominip with the key to voting machines. plastic pollution. at this time, it's in your drinking water. i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. that's all coming up in this hour. ♪ we begin with a man hot

all over the news. your watching @outnumberedfnc. here's melissa francis, town hall editor and fox news contributor, katie pavlich. syndicated radio host and fox news contributor, as well, leslie marshall. in the center seat, charlie hurt. notice how my voice dropped when i said your name? we are getting to ready to watch you bring it. welcome. >> charlie: i like that. slow news day. [laughter] >> harris: yeah right! israel's deputy foreign minister has confirmed his government will deny congresswomen tlaib and omar into israel. they were expected to arrive this weekend and spend five days meeting with israeli and palestinian groups. earlier this way, president trump urged israel not to let them visit. he tweeted this. "it would show great weakness if israel allowed these representatives to visit. they hate israel and all jewish people, and there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds." minnesota and michigan will have a hard time putting them back in office. they are a disgrace!" and of tweets. and reaction , as you might imagin

guys, melissa, back over to you. >> all right thank you very much, ylan. we are all sort of shell shock by the tweets coming exactly as we were talking to ylan mui in washington he was increasing the amount of tariffs that goods would be taxed. this will be an impact on u.s. companies as well as the consumer. >> i think the electronics and certainly some of the small appliances, these are places there's nowhere to hide. i think the response we saw in that part of the sector late day, but to be clear it is a dizzying dynamic of spiraling of this news. we still don't really know where it is going to settle out, but clearly you have increased the pace just to remind, it is not just trade tariffs. remember, when the president uses the word "hereby" american companies will, we are talking about restrictions we are talking about sanctions i remind you we are doing this around the world as well i know china is the most important and foremost in everyone's mind, but, again, we are talking about trade restrictions we are not just talking about tariffs. i don't thin